S. 769: Track, Railroad, and Infrastructure Network Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-18 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Track, Railroad, and Infrastructure Network Act

Plain summary

Track, Railroad, and Infrastructure Network Act This bill exempts improvements to, maintenance, rehabilitation, or operation of railroad or rail transit lines (but not stations) that are in use or were historically used for the transportation of goods or passengers from federal policies and requirements for the preservation of public park and recreation lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites. This permits such activities without the necessity to: (1) demonstrate there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of such land, and (2) plan to minimize harm to a historic site. The Secretary of Transportation (DOT) may make a finding of de minimis impact on such preservation as a result of mitigation undertaken pursuant to a review of a transportation program or project pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act. Any rail project that requires DOT approval shall be subject to specified environmental project development procedures. Any environmental impact statement, categorical exclusion, or other decision relating to a transportation project that is issued by a DOT agency under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 shall be available to any rail project to which that statement, exclusion, or decision reasonably applies.

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Official text

Track, Railroad, and Infrastructure Network Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · 3 cosponsors

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John Thune (R-SD)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s769.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s769 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114